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Preventive Health

Twelfth graders learn to take charge of their health as adults through prevention — regular checkups, recommended screenings, staying current on vaccinations, and tracking changes. Prevention catches problems early. They order the steps, then make a personal health checklist.

Grade 12Preventive Health45 minutes1 class periodSHAPEExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Use checkups.
  • ✓Keep up with screenings.
  • ✓Track your health.
  • ✓Follow up.
Essential Question

How do you catch health problems before they become serious?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Preventive-Health Steps

Project this and have students put the preventive-health steps in order.

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The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

45 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — Before It’s a Problem

5 min

Why do doctors want to see you even when you feel fine?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Pose the question.
  • Share ideas.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Think.
  • Share.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Preventive Health

11 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Order the Preventive-Health Steps.
  • Order them.
  • Note track changes.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Say.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a checkup you need.
  • Name a screening.
  • Name what to track.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name.
  • Name.
  • Track.
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Apply — Apply

11 min

Students apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Make a health checklist.
  • Note questions for a doctor.
  • Plan a follow-up.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Checklist.
  • Questions.
  • Plan.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • What’s the first step?
  • Why does prevention matter?
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the SHAPE America National Standards for Health Education and Physical Education.

SHAPE
HE.3

Access preventive health care.

SHAPE
HE.7

Practice preventive habits.

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HE.1

Explain the value of prevention.

SHAPE
HE.5

Make proactive health decisions.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Step cards.
  • Frame: "a checkup helps ___."
  • Use a checklist model.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Use 3 core steps.
  • Use a checklist.
  • Use examples.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Research age-based screenings.
  • Build a health record.
  • Prepare doctor questions.
Materials

What to gather

  • 🩺Step cards
  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 💻Order the Preventive-Health Steps
  • 📋Health checklist
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

preventive healthstopping problems earlycheckupa routine doctor visitscreeninga test to catch problems earlyvaccinationa shot that prevents diseasetrackmonitor your healthsymptoma sign of a problemfollow-upa later visit or checkprovidera doctor or clinic
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What’s the first preventive-health step?
Have a regular checkup with a doctor.
QUESTION 2
Why get screenings?
They catch problems early, when easiest to handle.
QUESTION 3
What should you track?
Your own health and any changes.

Cool-down: preventive health.

Have students make a personal preventive-health checklist. A printable health checklist is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: checkup, follow-up, preventive health, provider, screening, symptom, track, vaccination
  1. a sign of a problem
  2. a routine doctor visit
  3. a shot that prevents disease
  4. stopping problems early
  5. monitor your health
  6. a doctor or clinic
  7. a later visit or check
  8. a test to catch problems early

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What’s the first preventive-health step?
  2. Why get screenings?
  3. What should you track?
Answer key — Part A: 1) symptom · 2) checkup · 3) vaccination · 4) preventive health · 5) track · 6) provider · 7) follow-up · 8) screening
Part B: 1) Have a regular checkup with a doctor. 2) They catch problems early, when easiest to handle. 3) Your own health and any changes.